This podcast episode highlights the urgent need for proactive conflict resolution strategies, emphasizing the significance of back channels and understanding the underlying drivers of war, such as marginalization and exclusion. Rifkind advocates for Western governments to take a more engaged approach to security concerns, and stresses the importance of early mediation and direct dialogue with conflicting parties, including those deemed as adversaries. By calling for a shift from a policing mentality to one of mediation and prevention, the episode underlines that war is not an inevitable fate, but a challenge that can be addressed with commitment and resources directed toward peacebuilding.
